Chapter 3: A chilling moment
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"well I'd take it that this task went very smoothly" said Rhen as she and the others were nearing towards the exit that had now been unblocked " I kind of have to disagree with you there, I mean I was almost choked to death back there" worried Ti'e'yong as she held her hand close to her neck "well hay, at lest we got the sunstone in the end, you can thank me for that" again Rhen said, Welton stopped walking and turned round to face Rhen "oh really now, what about that time Barkson sent you up in the air with his branch wave attack?" asked Welton, Rhen slowly became worried "but I didn't had time to escape" panicked Rhen trying to keep up "and what about that time you faked your defeat while me and Ti'e'yong were getting totally battered" again asked Welton "but, but I was badly injured you can't imagine how much that hurt" again panicked Rhen who was now slowly getting annoyed with Welton's issues, "and lets not forget those times where you sent me to check if the sunstone was a trap, and I triggered it twice" Welton said for the last time "but, but… but" "everyone please stop!" interrupted Ti'e'yong who couldn't stand it no more "look insulting each other isn't helping our task, ok maybe we messed up quite a bit but we'll slowly gain the advantage if we all just worked together" explained Ti'e'yong.
Everyone went silent for a few seconds "there's has been one thing I been meaning to ask you Rhen, why do you stay close to me, and also why do you charm me each time you ask me to do something?" asked Welton, Rhen blushed "well umm you see well… for some time now I think I… have developed a crush on you" Rhen giggled nervously "hmm isn't that nice, but I think you should find someone else who you can share your feelings with" suggested Welton, Ti'e'yong was shocked as Rhen was completely heartbroken "but I really mean it, I really do care for you Welton!" cried Rhen as tears slowly ran down her eyes "I know but we're in the middle of a difficult task and we don't have time for all this mushy stuff" said Welton trying to cheer her up but Rhen continued to cry "fine I'll just go find another Pokémon who would care and help me" again cried Rhen and she took off out of the forest as fast as she can "no Rhen do go doing this!" shouted Ti'e'yong as Rhen's cries grew quieter and quieter "I guess she was just here to find herself a Pokémon" said Welton, Ti'e'yong glared at Welton in a sign of disappointment "how could you turn her down like that, haven't you learnt anything about the facts of a girls way of life!" yelled Ti'e'yong who couldn't stand what had just happened "look Ti'e'yong have you ever felt that you were so uneasy that you had to turn down the offer and give yourself more time?" asked Welton "that doesn't mean you had to reject Rhen's affection for you, you're probably the first lowlife I've seen!" again yelled Ti'e'yong Welton stood there amazed at what Ti'e'yong had said, "well then suit yourself, I guess those times together had been nothing but a waste of time" said Welton and turned his back on her as he ran out of the forest leaving poor Ti'e'yong alone in the forest "no Welton please come back, I'm sorry!" cried Ti'e'yong but to no use Welton was already gone, Ti'e'yong then began to cry "why does everything have to be like this, its just not fair" wailed Ti'e'yong as she ran quickly out of the forest while still feeling miserable.
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As Ti'e'yong exited out of the Crimson Forest she tripped over a stone and fell straight onto the ground and yet continued weeping "this has been the worst day of my life, it's the end of me I'm sure about it" wept Ti'e'yong as tear gushed down her face, but then she felt a tap on her shoulder, she looked up and saw Trivain smiling at her "come on now please stop crying I don't want to see you like this" asked Trivain as she rubbed a tear off Ti'e'yong's cheek "thank you Trivain, its just that…" sniffed Ti'e'yong when Trivain pressed her finger on Ti'e'yong's lips "come with me, we'll discuss this with a nice open fire and some nice cold blood… ahh I mean juice" said Trivain hoping to cheer her up, Ti'e'yong gave a little giggle "he he you never been this kind to me" she said, Trivain felt bluish when the nearby dark types looked at Trivain when they overheard what Ti'e'yong said "come on lets get going" said Trivain as she helped Ti'e'yong up and took her to her house.
As they approached Trivain's house she opened the door and lead Ti'e'yong inside "why don't you have a seat while I get a fire going" asked Trivain as she walked over to the fireplace, Ti'e'yong did as she was told and took a seat on a fine red armchair "ok that should do it now where did I put those matches?" wondered Trivain after putting in a few old logs and then searched around the house, while Trivain wasn't looking Ti'e'yong quickly summoned a small yet bright Volbeat and whispered it to light the fire, the Volbeat quickly circled the logs and then they began to set alight then the Volbeat flew away, "ah there they are" said Trivain picking up the box of matches and then turned round "oh how'd did that happen?" wondered Trivain as she looked at the warm red fire, Ti'e'yong lifted her shoulders "beats me, maybe its haunted" said Ti'e'yong, Trivain laughed as she sat down next to her on another red armchair.
They all sat there giggling and telling strange things that they had seen in there life for over 10 minutes "and there was this one time when Rhen fell down off a 500 foot cliff and Welton manage to catch her, but when they laid there it looked to me like they were making out" continued Ti'e'yong as she took a sip from some blackcurrant juice, Trivain laughed "well I'd say, them two looked like a great pair" she said, but then she saw Ti'e'yong lowering her head feeling unhappy "what the matter? Is it something to do with them, by the way where are they?" asked Trivain "well you see when we solved that light thingy, Rhen tried to confess her love to Welton, but then Welton rejected her then she ran off, and then…" paused Ti'e'yong as she drank the last bit of her juice "and then Welton did the same when I called him a lowlife" finished Ti'e'yong, Trivain got up and took Ti'e'yong's glass goblet as she headed over to a cabinet "well don't feel bad, its not your fault, they just need time for it to sink in, also I thank you for solving our little light problem" thanked Trivain as she put the glass back but then accidently knocked a small wooden box off the shelf and landed on the floor, "what was that?" asked Ti'e'yong as she rubber her flower like hands against the warm fire, Trivain picked up the box and brushed off all the dust and cobwebs, looked at it and then she smiled.
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"Did I ever tell you that I got a pet for my 14th birthday?" asked Trivain, Ti'e'yong sat up and then peeked over the armchair "you had a pet, aww you're so lucky" said Ti'e'yong with jealousy, Trivain walked back and sat down on her armchair while Ti'e'yong went and sat on top of Trivain's lap almost like she was her closest sister, as Ti'e'yong sat comfortably on her lap Trivain unlatched the bronze lock and then opened the box, inside sat a nicely carved flute with interesting details at the bottom of the box, "this flute was given to me from my parents, they said with this I can call my pet no matter where I am or when I'm feeling down" said Trivain, Ti'e'yong then noticed an old photograph stuck on the inside of the lid on it was Trivain in the middle, her pet standing close by her right and her mother and father grouped together behind her "are these your parents?" asked Ti'e'yong pointing at Trivain's mother and father, her mother was a much older Absol who wore a nice summer dress with a summer hat while her father who was a Mightyana wore a smart casual uniform and wore a nice pair of reading glasses "yes they were my parents, until now" said Trivain as a tear wept down her face "huh, what happened to them?" asked Ti'e'yong who became worried, "long ago when I turned 16 I saw my father came down the stairs in what looked liked to be some fighting gear, then I saw my mother run down the stairs crying and begging him not to go, he turned round to his mother and explained a few things then he kissed her, he was just about to head out the door until I asked what was going on but all he said was that he was going away for a while and then left, my mother then went up to her bedroom crying while I looked out the window and watched my father leave the forest" Trivain explained as more tears ran down her face.
"What happened then?" again asked Ti'e'yong who really wanted to know, "well after several months on a rainy day I walked downstairs that night since I couldn't sleep and then noticed my mother stand by the open door talking to a messenger, when the messenger left my mother closed the door and turned round only to notice me leaning over the banister from what I saw she was gushing out tears like something very bad happened, and when I asked why she was crying she said that my father had died during a war, I ran down to her and hugged her as I began to cry. Then a couple months went by and after I turned 17 my mother suddenly died from a serious heart attack, I remembered her saying that she will always stay close to me and wanted me to be happy, those were her final words and from there I burst into tears and hugged my mother tightly as I now know that I have no one to live with" finished Trivain and all of a sudden she then covered her face as tears poured down her face even Ti'e'yong cried a little bit, "that's so sad, I don't want my parents dying on me" sobered Ti'e'yong as she rubbed all the tears off her face and then removed Trivain's hands revealing her wet face "don't cry, you know my mother once said to me, whenever she felt down she would always hum a soothing tune that always cheers her up" said Ti'e'yong and then began humming her mother's melody, it was very soothing and very sweet that Trivain had become swept up within it and when she'd finished the song Trivain was no longer crying "that was beautiful, I feel so much better now, thank you Ti'e'yong" thanked Trivain.
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As Trivain brushed off all her remaining tears she looked at Ti'e'yong who just sat there smiling at her "well then shall we introduce you to my pet?" asked Trivain as she picked up the flute, closed the box and placed it on a little table beside her "oh yes please I would love to meet it" answered Ti'e'yong with glee, Trivain got up and escorted Ti'e'yong out the front and into a clearing where no one else could see them, "ok you ready?" asked Trivain as she readied the flute Ti'e'yong nodded her head telling her that she was ready, soon Trivain began playing the flute and for a dark type she played brilliantly, the soft tune echoed throughout the forest as she continued playing and then when she'd stop playing a medium sized creature descended from the sky and touchdown right next to Trivain "wow it's about as big as a Arcanine" said Ti'e'yong in amazement, Trivain's pet was a sight to behold and yet for a Manectric it looked so strange for it had a pair of wings "we call this little friend Fu-Fu, pet of the sky" explained Trivain as she got rubbed on the shoulder by Fu-Fu's static yellow fur, Ti'e'yong giggled as she walked up to the pet and held out hand just to stroke it, "wow he's kind of fuzzy" said Ti'e'yong as she continued to stroke Fu-Fu from head to tail "that because he loves to fly across the sea, say would you like to have ride with me and Fu-fu? It's been so long since our last one" asked Trivain.
Ti'e'yong couldn't help but accept the offer so she and Trivain carefully mounted Fu-fu and began to think where to go, "you know what, why don't you tell Fu-Fu where to go after all I don't mind wherever we go" said Trivain "well if you insist, how about we head to the north coast, I heard rumours that a druid resides there" asked Ti'e'yong, with the directions given Trivain whispered it in Fu-Fu's ear and after a few seconds Fu-Fu began flapping his huge wings "hang on now" warned Trivain as Fu-Fu began to lift off into the air "wow he's pretty strong" said Ti'e'yong as she wrapped her arms round Trivain "yes well you see Fu-Fu is much different than his kind, you see he was a working pet, he used to ship heavy cargo from the east coast to the west and yet he never grew weary from his travel" explained Trivain as Ti'e'yong watched as they were above the village of Vampton "but if he's a working pet, then why is he here with you?" asked Ti'e'yong with curiosity "well I don't know but I think he must have grown bored of it that he decided to fly away, but somehow he got injured by what I think it turned out to be sharp spears so he landed in the Crimson Forest as he tried to tend to his wounds, and I think my mother found his lying there and decided to take extreme came of it, surprisingly she managed to keep it hidden from me until I was 14" said Trivain, when Trivain had stopped talking Fu-Fu began to fly off towards the north coast while Ti'e'yong still had something on her mind "oh Rhen and Welton, If only we were back together again, and I'd wish you Welton could accept Rhen love for you" Ti'e'yong thought to herself as she watched the Crimson Forest getting further away, and yet she still believes that one day her true love desire would be found and she too could live a much happier life then what she saw with Rhen and her confession to Welton.
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Meanwhile in another dimension Trifong was sitting on his throne while he watched a vision in his staff's eye showing Ti'e'yong and Trivain riding Fu-Fu towards the north when all of a sudden the huge door swung open revealing Hendra who charged down the hallway toward Trifong, "Trifong I'm afraid I have bad news" said Hendra as he kneeled before the Weavile, Trifong lifted his head off from his hand and glared at the Scizor in a way that he wasn't pleased "well what is it then? Spit it out" demanded Trifong "well you see, somehow two of your elite demon Pokémon's that were sent to gather the gemstone have been defeated" answered Hendra, Trifong got up from his throne "what! How did this happen I thought I told you that you should stop those who'd interfere, learn to take orders from your ruler" shouted Trifong as Hendra lowered his head in fear "forgive me master, it shall not happen again" apologized Hendra, "but that doesn't matter now since things are looking good on us" said Trifong as he again looked at the vision within the eye of his staff "huh what do you mean sire?" asked Hendra, Trifong pointed the staff to Hendra so he can see what he meant "you see these two, I think these two were the ones who defeated our loyal demon Pokémon's but by the looks of it there heading towards the north coast" explained Trifong "why, what's over there then sire?" again asked Hendra "I've sent our little sun druid back to his temple so he can prepare to travel with the two, once the times right he will kill them both, but if all else fails I could always use Tangwon" finished Trifong, Hendra lifted his head up in shock "but sire Tangwon is a very strong demon Pokémon, much more stronger then you" worried Hendra "why are you still here? You should be heading to the Mushroom Woods and get ready for his arrival" ordered Trifong "yes my lord" said Hendra and left the throne room, Trifong went back and sat on his throne "it won't be long till everything falls into place" Trifong said to himself and began to continue watching the vision in the staff's eye.
Back out at sea Trivain and Ti'e'yong were almost at their destination "it won't be long now, I can see Mist Mountains up ahead" said Trivain as she spotted several foggy mountains in front of her "finely I thought we were lost here" said Ti'e'yong as she watched the sea from high above, Trivain then remembered something and turned towards Ti'e'yong "oh I forgot to tell you, why did you stumbled into our village? Was you on a mission or something?" asked Trivain "well you see when I met Rhen and Welton back at the Black forest they were on a hunt for seven gemstones, I don't know why though but it might be very important" explained Ti'e'yong as she rummaged around inside her bag to find the sunstone but then realised "oh no Rhen must've token them when we defeated that Barkson guy" panicked Ti'e'yong "huh who's Barkson?" wondered Trivain as Ti'e'yong zipped up the bag "oh Barkson well he was a very mean Pokémon who also wanted the gemstone but thanks to Rhen she mopped the floor with him" again explained Ti'e'yong, "well I guess we'd better be careful then, oh look there's a nice spot for us to land" said Trivain and pointed at a nice sandy bay very close to Mist Mountains, so she ordered Fu-Fu to land at the given spot and very smoothly he glided down to the bay and very gently touched down on the soft sandy bay called Sun's beach.
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"Well here we are, so did you had fun?" asked Trivain as she and Ti'e'yong dismounted Fu-Fu "yes as a matter of fact that was rather enjoying" said Ti'e'yong as she petted the top of Fu-Fu's head while she looked at the Mist Mountains "that fog looks so thick, I don't think we would find the other way out" worried Ti'e'yong "don't worry remember you only wanted to see Fu-Fu in flight, so now we can head back to Vampton" said Trivain as she give food to Fu-Fu to keep him strong for the journey home "but I don't want to go just yet, I want to see if the druid really is here" said Ti'e'yong as she watch Trivain again dismounted Fu-Fu after she had mounted him "well I guess having a little adventure couldn't hurt" said Trivain as she took a big bag off from around Fu-Fu's neck, "hope you can take it in there, from what I heard a blizzard sometimes blows through here" warned Trivain as they both descended into the deep fog while holding each others hand just so they wouldn't get lost.
As Trivain and Ti'e'yong continued to wonder around the place they stopped to see a cave nearby "wouldn't like to rest in there wouldn't you say Trivain" said Ti'e'yong as she pointed at the cave "I don't mind, I love the dark but anyway we best continue who knows when the next blizzard will strike" replied Trivain, and so Ti'e'yong and Trivain continued their journey through the deep fog but no matter which way they went they'd would always end up back towards the exact same cave "strange didn't we past that cave many times now?" asked Ti'e'yong "oh surly there are many caves around here, I mean who would wonder the Mist Mountains during a blizzard with no place to keep safe" answered Trivain as they again wondered into the mist a couple more time hoping that they would finely got out of here but sadly it all kept ending up back at that same cave over and over again, "right this is really starting to get on my nerves, where the hell is the way out!" shouted Trivain as her voice echoed throughout the mountains "careful Trivain, you might set off an avalanche" warned Ti'e'yong as she quickly listened out just in case she had but luckily not a rumble was heard, "ok we're going to do this one more time, and if we wound up back here then…" "Then what?" asked Ti'e'yong as Trivain paused for a second as they both stood there deep within the mist with the cave right by them "then I afraid we're stuck here till we freeze to death" finished Trivain as she wrapped her arms round her just to keep warm Ti'e'yong was also doing the same "but I don't want to die by the icy cold wind, I'd rather die by the icy cold wind with someone I love" panicked Ti'e'yong as she flailed her arms about like a loony. Trivain quickly composed Ti'e'yong and told her that everything would be alright "look I got a idea" she said and pointed over at the cave "we'll rest in there for the night and once the fog clears hopefully then we can move on rather then being ice sculptures, what do you say?" asked Trivain, Ti'e'yong looked at the dark cave shrouded by the mist "its too scary I'd find a nicer cave" answered Ti'e'yong "well I'm sorry but there's other way around it we'll have to make do with what we have, beside don't forget you're with me and I will protect you" said Trivain as she put both her hands on Ti'e'yong's shoulders "thanks Trivain I won't be scared for today" replied Ti'e'yong as they headed towards the cave.
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Inside was very dark, cold and wet just the way Ti'e'yong would have expected it to be "why do we have to rest in a damp place like this" moaned Ti'e'yong as Trivain pulled out a candle and match and set the tip of the candle on fire "again I apologise but I am not god you know" replied Trivain as she examined the inside of the cave, it was quite small maybe too small to fit five people inside she then noticed several sticks scattered around the place "hay Ti'e'yong give me a hand with all these stick, we can make a campfire to keep us warm for the time being" asked Trivain as she began to gather up as many sticks as she can, Ti'e'yong nodded and went round picking up as many stick until she couldn't carry anymore and before they knew it they got a fire going within 2 minutes, "well that's that sorted now then, how are we going to sleep at night? The floor is too hard and cold" asked Ti'e'yong, from there Trivain put down her big and opened it revealing 4 sleeping bags "not to worry we got these" replied Trivain as she chucked one over to Ti'e'yong "thank you Trivain but one question, why have you brought 4 with you?" asked Ti'e'yong "well you see I thought Rhen and Welton would still be with you" answered Trivain as Ti'e'yong giggled "don't worry surely we'll meet up with them again" Ti'e'yong laughed along sided by Trivain as a few minutes went on by.
After a few hours everything was dark outside the cave as Ti'e'yong and Trivain were sitting upright in their sleeping bags "you know I can't help but think how beautiful the sky is on a snowy night" said Ti'e'yong as she admired the sky as snow slowly began to fall "I couldn't agree more, this is such wonderful sight" agreed Trivain as she also gazed upon the fancy dark sky as stars grew brighter and dimmer, then all of a sudden they all spotted a shooting star that zoomed on by "oh a shooting star!" said Ti'e'yong and quickly closed her eyes put her hands together and made a wish, Trivain couldn't pass it up so she also closed her eyes put her hands together and made a wish and after a few seconds they dropped the act "well then, would you like to tell me what you wished for?" asked Trivain "me well, it may sound silly but I'd wish for my love to carry me to a very nice temple high up so we can both gaze upon the wonderful sea and sky" answered Ti'e'yong as she blushed nervously, "aww that's so lovely to here from someone at your age, you don't need to be embarrassed by it" Trivain said proudly as she patted Ti'e'yong's head very softly "heh I guess you're right, what did you wish for then?" asked Ti'e'yong "me well, I'd wish that me and my family could reunite with me again" answered Trivain, "I see, you must really miss your family so much" said Ti'e'yong as soon enough tears began to run down Trivain's face again "I don't want to wish them to be with me, I want them to be with me" sobbed Trivain, Ti'e'yong knew what to do so she again began to hum her mother's melody as the cold wind blew on by and after a couple of seconds Trivain recomposed herself "your mother must really care for you if she had taught you that tune" said Trivain as she brushed all her tears aside "yep I guess you could say that" giggled Ti'e'yong until she gave out a little yawn "good lord I guess I talk too much don't I" Ti'e'yong said in a tiring voice and laid down near the warm fire along sided by Trivain and after a few minutes they were all drifted off to sleep.
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The next day Ti'e'yong had just woken up by the bright light of the morning sun, Ti'e'yong sat up and then noticed Trivain sitting right next to her "morning sleeping beauty, I take it you were all snug as a bug?" asked Trivain "where'd all this come from" laughed Ti'e'yong as to what Trivain had said "what I thought you would find it nice if I pretended to be your mother" mentioned Trivain as she to laughed with her, then Ti'e'yong got out of her sleeping bag and looked outside to see a nice white snowy clearing with no fog in sight "well I guess you were right, from now on we should be able to move on with ease" said Ti'e'yong as Trivain packed the two sleeping bags back in her big bag "see all things have paid off, now shall we press on?" asked Trivain as she place the bag around her back, Ti'e'yong nodded her head and soon enough they were both heading down the right track and all of a sudden they saw a huge mountain that towered about 1250 feet from the ground but that wasn't the reason they were looking at it for it had a huge stairway engraved on the mountain which lead directly to the top, "what do you think might be up the top of these stairs?" asked Ti'e'yong as she tried to see what lay in wait at the top "well its best if we walked up them and see for ourselves" answered Trivain and while holding Ti'e'yong's hand they both began to climb up the towering staircase which looked like it could go on forever.
By the time they reached the last step they both got down on the ground and tended to their aching legs "boy hasn't anyone heard of mine shafts" wondered Trivain but then all of a sudden "hay Trivain look at this" Ti'e'yong said and pointed at something, they both slowly got back up and looked in amazement as what laid directly in front of them was a huge pure marble temple "wow just look at this, it's almost like the gods created this" said Ti'e'yong as she slowly advanced towards it but then was stopped by Trivain "be careful something tells me that whoever lives in there doesn't like visitors" said Trivain as she looked at the huge stone door but luckily it did not open "oh come on now, since when do you care about people's privacy?" Ti'e'yong asked being cheeky "just now, besides remember yesterday when you, Rhen and Welton just went inside my house without permission" mentioned Trivain "don't look at me, it was some wired voodoo stuff that coursed the door to open" explained Ti'e'yong hoping that she would believe her "well I'll take you up on that, I mean weird stuff happens over at Vampton" said Trivain, they all then set their sights on the marble temple "so Miss privacy do you still want to try and stop me" said Ti'e'yong as she was about to make a run towards the temple "you don't have to" replied Trivain as Ti'e'yong stood there puzzled "huh what do you mean?" asked Ti'e'yong when all of a sudden Trivain took off and began running towards the temple "not until I get there first!" Trivain called out "hay no fair you cheater!" shouted Ti'e'yong as she began to sprint over to the temple as fast as she could go, they were both neck and neck as they got very close to the stone door and as soon as they reached the door they both pressed their hands at the door stopping them at breakneck pace "I win!" they both shouted as the both collapsed down on the floor while breathing heavily "lets called it a tie shall we" panted Trivain when all of sudden the door pushed them forward.
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The girls quickly got up from the floor as the door continued to open until it was wide open; from there the girls turned around to see at the doorway a druid who just stood there, the druid turned out to be a Xatu who had nice black hair and was wearing a big yellow and orange robe which had a sun crest on the front sides of it "please do not taint my gate with your hands, its no right to do so" he said as he examined the door to see a few smudges "I'm sorry please forgive us we was only having a little fun" apologized Ti'e'yong "well I can let you off, amazing I'd never thought I'd never see anyone who would have the skills and courage to navigate the Mist Mountains" he said as he fixed his eyes upon the two "well we just decided to rest for the night back there just so that we can wait for the fog to disappear" explained Trivain as she looked down the mountain to see the mist returning again "again that is amazing, please do come in you must be cold out here" said the Xatu druid and escorted Ti'e'yong and Trivain inside his temple.
Once inside they were all introduced by a nice warm aura "wow what's with this place, it's like sitting inside a house with 10 fireplaces" said Ti'e'yong as her body began to warm up "it's my friend, the morning sun's ray that shine through my specially made stain glass window which increase the rays temperature" the Xatu druid said while pointing to a stain glass window that resembled a picture of a floating castle trapped within a sphere by seven colourful rays "wow that's an interesting picture, what is it?" asked Ti'e'yong "what that, well I explain that later but right now I want to ask you something, why have you came here and what are your names?" asked the Xatu druid "my name is Trivain and this cute Roserade is Ti'e'yong, we was here because she wanted to see if you still lived" introduced Trivain, "well it's a pleasure seeing you, my name is Zan and I am nearly the last druid throughout the coast" he introduced while he walked up to Ti'e'yong and grabbed her flower like hand and then gave it a light kiss, Ti'e'yong blushed "well then shall we head back to Vampton so we can go and find Rhen and Welton?" asked Trivain as she was about ready to head out the door, "hay can't we stay here for a little while longer, I'm still kind of cold" moaned Ti'e'yong as Zan stood right next to her "well alright, even though I to feel kind of cold" said Trivain as she walked back to the others "well then why don't he head over to my throne, it'll be much warmer there" said Zan as he escorted the girls over to his throne and he was right because as they all got closer and closer to the throne it became warmer and warmer, "well now I feel much warmer now" said Ti'e'yong as Zan smiled at the pair "that's good to know, by the way who's this Rhen and Welton that you had mentioned?" asked Zan "well you see I was team up by a female Gardevoir warrior named Rhen and a male Gallade wizard named Welton, we were a great team as we set out to gather the gemstones but then the team got separated after we taken out Barkson" said Ti'e'yong "really what may be the cause of it may I ask?" again asked Zan who couldn't care less for Barkson's defeat "well from what Ti'e'yong told me Rhen tried to confess her love to Welton but then it all got turned down badly so Rhen fled off in tears, shortly before Ti'e'yong called Welton a lowlife and he to left the team leaving Ti'e'yong alone here with me" explained Trivain when Zan got the whole picture.
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"Well I guess I can see why, Ti'e'yong do you remember something about Welton?" asked Zan hoping to find the answer, Ti'e'yong thought for a moment until her eyes went wide open "ah ha I remember something, Rhen told me back over at the Black Forest that he was still young" said Ti'e'yong "really? He looked way older when I saw him" said a confused Trivain "well I think we solved Welton's problem" said Zan "really than what is it?" the girls asked hoping to know for themselves "it's simple Welton's all shy that's all" answered Zan "huh Welton is shy? What made you think that?" again asked Ti'e'yong "its natural I mean you would always act shy when someone always ask you out at young age, you just need to say something in return or else you'll regret it" explained Zan, "well I know what we're going to do if we see Rhen trying to confess her feelings to Welton" said Trivain as she and Ti'e'yong both gave out a creepy laugh which had Zan a tad worried "get over it Zan, that's how girls like to play their game" he said to himself until he remember what he now wanted to say.
"I suggest you are also here to find the opal of sins are you not?" asked Zan as the girls stopped laughing when they heard what Zan had said "huh you mean there's another gemstone here?" asked Ti'e'yong "of course there one here, it just deep within the Mushroom Woods, but unfortunately it's shrouded by a deep poisonous fog" answered Zan, soon Ti'e'yong became worried "you mean to say there is no other way to get to the gemstone? I mean we need it after all" said Ti'e'yong hoping that Zan would say yes "well if I was to tag along with you then navigating the Mushroom Woods should be simple, I just not keen with that dark type friend of yours" said Zan as he pointed at the Absol in her school uniform "oh sorry am I a threat to..." Trivain said until Ti'e'yong covered her mouth "to put it this way Zan Trivain here is completely different then any other dark type so I guarantee that you'll be safe with us" explained Ti'e'yong hoping that Zan will join them, "well now that I see it you do look like you carry a pure heart, especially since you're caring for Ti'e'yong here, I apologize as to what I had said I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me" apologized Zan, Trivain blushed when Ti'e'yong removed her hand from Trivain's mouth "no one has ever said that to me thank you kindly, and yes I forgive you, like they say never judge a book by its cover" said Trivain and smiled at Zan revealing her crystal white fangs "well that would be how I would picture Rhen and Welton" said Ti'e'yong as Zan and Trivain blushed "I don't think a psychic type and a dark type getting together would be the nicest of though" mentioned Trivain "I agree, if my fellow druids were still alive then they'd kick me out of the clan for sure" Zan followed up after Trivain "ok I'm sorry it just looked like it that's all, by the way what happened to the other druids?" asked Ti'e'yong "well you see during a great war me and six other druids tried to seal away a dark citadel where... I'm sorry it's a long story maybe so other time ok" Zan stopped for the time being "ok that's no problem, so now are we all ready to head out?" asked Trivain, Zan and Ti'e'yong nodded their head in agreement "we're with you all the way" said Ti'e'yong with glee as she now has a very kind sun druid named Zan who will protect them both all the way.